保山中医药高等专科学校《土木专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《土木专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse2、______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked3、Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep4、_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata5、Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly6、________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive7、IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it8、Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse9、--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice10、Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThereisa1930s-oldrestaurantinmyhometownthathasdonelittletoupdateitselfoverthepast80years.Thisispartofitscharm,asisthewoodenphonebooththatsitsneglectedintheageofthecellphone.Ah,thephonebooth.Weneeditnowmorethanever.Formeitsymbolizesthatphonecallswereonceprivateaffairs,eveniftheinformationbeingsharedwasnotsensitiveinanyway.Itwassimplyassumedthataphoneconversationwasmeantfortwopeople,andtwopeopleonly.Inpublicplacesthismeantturningtothephonebooth—aprivatechamberwhereonecouldconverseinpeacewithoutbeingoverheard.Evenathome,phonecallsusedtoberegardedasprivate.Growingupinthe1960s,wehadonephoneinthehouse—fixedtothekitchenwall.Asakid,Ididn'tgetormakemanycalls.Ido,however,rememberansweringthephone,askingfortheidentityofthecaller,andthenhandingthephonetomymom.She'dtakeit,say“Hello,Mrs.Flaubert，”andthen,“onemomentplease，”assheplacedherhandoverthereceiver,turnedtome,anddirected,“Thisisforme.Whydon'tyougooutsideandplay？”Flashforwardtowhatcellphoneshavedonetothepast.Withinthespaceofveryfewyears,privateconversationshavebecomepublicdeclaration,andbeingoverheardseemstobethepoint.Alargepartoftheproblem,ofcourse,isthatwenowcarryourphoneswithus,andthereflex(反射)toanswerthedeviceassoonasitringsisaresponsePavlovwouldhaveappreciated.Buttheinformationisrevealed!NotlongagoIwassittinginBoston'sSouthStation,waitingformytrain.Afterpurchasingasandwich,Isatdownatatablenearamanwhowasonhiscellphone.Letmeparaphrasewhatthemanhadtosay：“Yes,that'sright.Theredandyellowroses.ThatwillbeaVisa.”Thenheproceededtorecitehiscardnumberandexpirationdatebeforesigningoff.Istaredunbelievablyatthefellow.Heglancedatmeandasked，“What？”Myresponsewasimmediate:Irecitedhiscardnumberbacktohim,alongwiththeexpirationdate.Thereisnomoreprivacy,nolongerasenseofpersonalbordersorlimitsandthecellphonehasbecomealoudspeaker.Toreturntophonebooths:Whydidtheydisappear?Andshouldyouthinkaphoneboothhasnovaluetoday,IsawoneoneBaygoingfor$4，750.1、Whydoprivateconversationsturnintopublicdeclarationaccordingtothepassage?A．Phoneboothshavediedoutinmodernlife.B．Peoplelackasenseofpersonalbordersorlimits.C．Thecontentofphonecallsisnotthatsensitive.D．Itisconvenientforpeopletoreachforcellphones.2、BydescribingwhathappenedinBoston'sSouthStation,theauthorindicatesthat________．A．it'sridiculoustoanswercellphonesinpublicplacesB．it'simpolitetooverhearothersansweringcellphonesC．it'snecessarytokeepasafedistancefromotherswhenansweringphonesD．it'sinappropriatetotouchonpersonalinformationincellphoneconversations3、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Pavlovisinfavorofansweringcellphonesinstantly.B．Somethingseeminglyold-fashionedholdsitscharmtoday.C．PhoneboothsareverypopularwithconsumersontheInternet.D．Peopleusedtolackasenseoftrustandsecurityinthe1960s.BDoyoueverwonderwhytreesbegintobud(发芽)earlierinsomecities?Scientistsfinallyfoundtheanswerbutit’snotverypleasant.Newsciencesuggestsarelationshipbetweenlightpollutionandthetimingwhentreesproducebuds,whichsignalsthearrivalofthespringseason.LightpollutionisdefinedbytheLightingResearchCenterastheunwantedconsequenceofoutdoorlightingsuchasstreetlights.Excessive(过多的)man-madelightatnightresultsindisturbednaturalcycles,andalsopreventstheobservationofstarsandplanetsatnight.Butitseffectontheenvironmentgoesbeyondthat.Bystudyingsometrees,researchersfoundoutthattreesthataremoreexposedtoartificiallightingatnightbudupto7.5daysearlierthanthoseatthenaturalnighttimesetting.Andtheyfoundoutthatlighthadamoresignificanteffectthantemperaturewhenthebudscameout.Theearlybuddingmaycauseproblemsforinsects,whichfeedonleaves,andthebirdswhichthenfeedontheminturn.ProfessorRichard,whohelpedleadtheresearch,explainedthatmorethanthebuddingoftrees,thestudyimpliesthedangertothebalanceoftheecosystem.“Atthemoment,caterpillars(毛毛虫)aretimedtohatchtomakethemostoftheopportunitiestofeedonfreshlybuddedleaves,andbirdshatchintimetofeedontheyoungcaterpillar,”hesaid.Migratory(迁徙的)birdsarealsonegativelyaffectedbylightpollution.Theglaremightconfusethemandmakethemlosetheirflyingsense.Thephenomenonmightexplainwhysomebirdsaccidentallyknockintobuildings.Suchresultsstresstheneedtopursuestudiesthataimtomeasuretheeffectoflightpollution.Iftheissuewerelefttocontinue,itisestimatedthatby2100,springwouldbeginalmostafullmonthearlierthanitdoestoday.1、Whatwillhappenifthereistoomuchman-madelight?A．People’seyesightwillbedamaged.B．Theecosystemwilllikelyloseitsbalance.C．Nostarsorplanetsmaybeobservedatnight.D．Animals’livinghabitsmaychangesuddenly.2、Howdoestheearlybuddingaffectinsectsorplants?A．Itwillcausetherisingnumberofinsects.B．Itcouldleadtotreesgrowingfewerleaves.C．Itmayresultinsomeinsectsgoinghungry.D．Itmightpushinsectstohatchmoreslowly.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Theeffectoflightpollutionisdestructive.B．Thespringof2100willbecomemuchlonger.C．Lightpollutionshouldbetakenseriously.D．Afurtherstudyonlightpollutionisscheduled.4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．WhyspringcomesearlierinsomecitiesB．WhylightpollutionneedstobestudiedC．Howtrees’earlybuddingtakesplaceD．Howmuchlightis“toomuch”第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Recentstudiesshowthatonlyoneoutofthreepeoplehavestrongandhealthyself-confidence.That1twooutofeverythreepeoplesimplydon’tknowthe2theyalreadyhavetobesuccessfulwhenit’s3thereintheirhands!4ifyouwantotherstobelieveinyou,youhavetobelieveinyourselffirst.Remember:“Noonecanmakeyoufeelinferior(差的)unlessyou5them.”Asuccessfulbusinessmansays,“Youcan’tpushanyoneupaladder6heknowshecanclimbhimself.”Manyofushaveanimage7,theimage（形象）wehaveofourselves8oneguyputit:“Youcan’twinahorseraceifyouthinkyoulook9onahorse.”Tosucceed,thefirstpersonyouhaveto10isyourself!Sostopbelievingyourownliesaboutyourself.Just11yourmindandyou’llchangeyourlife.Oneofthemostharmfulweaponsthatcankillyoursuccessinlifeisthetwolittlewords:12Youknowthatpeopleusedto13thatifhumanbeingstraveledfasterthan30milesanhouritwould14ourcirculation（循环）ofbloodandkillus?Thankgoodnessafewpeopledidn’tbelievethat15thinking,orwewouldn’tberidingincars,buses,andflyinginairplanestoday.You’llneverknowuntilyou16RogerBannisterwasthefirsthumanbeingtorunamileinlessthan4minutes.But17hedidit,mostpeopleintheworlddidn’tthinkitwaseven18YetonlyweeksafterBannisterdidit,suddenly19allovertheworldbeganrunningamileinlessthan4minutes!Ifwebelievesomethingcanbedone,we’ll20doit.1、A．reflectsB．meansC．readsD．explains2、A．chanceB．strengthC．reasonD．ability3、A．immediatelyB．properlyC．rightD．accurately4、A．ButB．BecauseC．WhatD．While5、A．challengeB．letC．admitD．help6、A．ifB．exceptC．unlessD．until7、A．quizB．questionC．mysteryD．problem8、A．AsB．WhenC．WhileD．Since9、A．curiousB．good-lookingC．funnyD．serious10、A．knockB．beatC．strikeD．defend11、A．settleB．bendC．fixD．change12、A．IfailedB．Notme.C．Ican’tD．CanI?13、A．thinkB．imagineC．expectD．doubt14、A．startB．helpC．closeD．stop15、A．emptyB．sillyC．reasonableD．terrible16、A．realizeB．tryC．understandD．judge17、A．beforeB．afterC．sinceD．because18、A．likelyB．unbelievableC．impossibleD．possible19、A．runnersB．workersC．competitorsD．players20、A．simplyB．seldomC．usuallyD．never第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内用给词的正确形式填空。ThedaythatImetmybestfriendforthefirsttime,Iwasfullof1．（anxious）Iwastryingtodosomerevisionforanimportantoralexaminthelocallibraryandpeople2．（keep）disturbingmeIwasgettingmoreandmoreannoyedandofcourse，themoreupsetIgot，thelessIwasabletoconcentrateThelaststrawwaswhenIheardsomeone3．（sing）behindmeThesingingwassoloudthatIcouldevenrecognisethesong!Iturnedaroundandglaredattheperson4．wassingingItwasatallgirlaboutthesameageasmeandshehadabigsmile5．herfaceShewasstandingwithabookinherhandsnearthe“EnglishLiterature”sectionShelookedlikealiterarytypeandseemedveryinterestedin6．shewasreadingIglancedat7．book'scoverItwasabookofTennyson's8．（poem）Thefactthatshelookedlikeasensitive，friendlygirldidn'tmatterIfanything，itmademeevenangrier“Howcouldshebesoselfish?”Ithought9．（angry）Infact，Iwassurprisedtherewasn'tsteam10．（come）outofmyears!第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及